Piliostigma

Piliostigma
Piliostigma malabaricum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cercideae[1]
Genus: Piliostigma
Hochst.
Type species
Piliostigma reticulatum
(DC.) Hochst.
species

6; see text.

Synonyms[2]
  • Elayuna Raf.
  • Locellaria Welw.

Piliostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Species

Piliostigma comprises the following species:[3][4][5]

References

  1. Sinou C, Forest F, Lewis GP, Bruneau A. (2009). "The genus Bauhinia s.l. (Leguminosae): a phylogeny based on the plastid trnLtrnF region". Botany 87 (10): 947–960. doi:10.1139/B09-065.
  2. Wunderlin RP. (2010). "Reorganization of the Cercideae (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron 48: 1–5.
  3. "ILDIS LegumeWeb entry for Piliostigma". International Legume Database & Information Service. Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics. Archived from the original on June 10, 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. "GRIN species records of Piliostigma". Germplasm Resources Information Network—(GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  5. "The Plant List entry for Piliostigma". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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